Social entrepreneurship and commercial entrepreneurship
Subtitle: same, different, or both?
By: James Austin, Howard Stevenson, Jane Wei-Skillern
Contributors: Stevenson, Howard H.; Wei-Skillern, Jane; Harvard Business School. Division of Research
Series: Working paper / Division of Research, Harvard Business School -- 04-029; Social enterprise series -- no. 28; Working paper (Harvard Business School. Division of Research) -- 04-029; Working paper (Harvard Business School. Division of Research) -- no. 28
Publisher: Division of Research, Harvard Business School
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boston]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Description: Entrepreneurship has been a driving force behind the rapid expansion of the voluntary sector as well as the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector. This paper examines the extent to which elements that contribute to successful business entrepreneurship can be adapted and applied to successful social entrepreneurship. This paper offers a comparative analysis of commercial and social entrepreneurship based on a prevailing analytical model from commercial entrepreneurship. The analysis highlights key similarities and differences between these two forms of entrepreneurship and presents a framework for how to approach the social entrepreneurial process more systematically and effectively.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.